Atletico Madrid failed to move closer to first place Barcelona after a scoreless draw with Malaga. Real Sociedad and Real Betis played to a 3-3 draw in a wild game.
Entertaining day of action in Spain
Gonzalo Arroyo MorenoAfter yesterday’s Clasico, La Liga still had plenty to offer today as Atletico Madrid blew a chance to close within nine points of Barcelona. Mallorca got a big win, while Espanyol and Valladolid bored everyone to death. Real Sociedad and Real Betis played to a wild 3-3 draw.
Tomer Hemed’s 94th minute goal earned Mallorca a massive victory over Granada.
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Manuel Queimadelos AlonsoAll eyes were likely on El Clasico but there were three others matches if importance in Spain today. Here’s a recap of all the Saturday action in La Liga.
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David RamosFollowing that goal, one might have expected Madrid to bunker, but they did nothing of the sort. The Blaugrana continued to look absolutely shellshocked and took a battering from Madrid for the rest of the match. In the 88th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo smacked a free kick off the crossbar and Pepe missed his follow-up attempt just wide.
Barcelona could hardly get a hold of the ball in the dying minutes, but threatened in stoppage time on the counter. Sergio Ramos appeared to take down Adriano in the penalty area, but the referee waved play on. The Barcelona players were furious and surrounded the referee, but predictably, their claims came to nothing. Following the final whistle, Victor Valdes berated the official and was shown a red card in a fitting ending to the match.
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Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno
